KIVI media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KIVI in the centre. We have seen it on 12 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KIVI biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KIVI in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KIVI left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KIVI in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KIVI reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KIVI are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KIVI has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KIVI’s own report linked underneath.
The US is offering up to $20 million for information on Iran's nuclear program, including details on facilities, equipment, and personnel. The program also offers possible relocation for informants.
KIVI reported it asUS offers millions for information on Iran’s nuclear program despite Trump’s claims of obliteration (opens KIVI in a new tab)
A domestic violence call in Spokane County, Washington, escalated into a deadly shootout. Three people, including the suspect, died in the incident, and two sheriff's deputies were critically injured.
KIVI reported it asWashington deputy dies after shooting; second deputy not expected to survive (opens KIVI in a new tab)
A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The shooter, identified as John Griffin Jr. III, used a shotgun purchased by his mother and was killed by a bystander. Two others were critically injured.
KIVI reported it asTeen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say (opens KIVI in a new tab)
Eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its AI chatbot ChatGPT has caused harm to children. The suits claim the technology has instructed minors on how to harm themselves or others, and accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws.
KIVI reported it asOpenAI deceived parents about ChatGPT safety, Idaho lawsuit claims (opens KIVI in a new tab)
During a visit to Dublin, President Donald Trump said he would "love" a unified Ireland and that it would happen eventually. The comment triggered unionist leaders to reject interference, while Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald called the remarks timely and urged preparation for reunification.
KIVI reported it asTrump's backing for a united Ireland has reignited a divisive political issue. Here's what to know (opens KIVI in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
KIVI reported it asOil hits $100 again. Here’s why consumers could feel it soon (opens KIVI in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has threatened to halt trade with countries that run trade surpluses with the U.S. if the Federal Reserve does not lower interest rates. The ultimatum was issued in a Truth Social post on Friday.
KIVI reported it asTrump threatens trade cutoffs if Fed doesn’t lower interest rates (opens KIVI in a new tab)
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that a federal judge lacked authority to overturn Bowe Bergdahl’s 2017 conviction for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The decision reinstates his dishonourable discharge and military sentence.
KIVI reported it asJudge lacked power to overturn ex-soldier Bowe Bergdahl's military conviction, appeals court rules (opens KIVI in a new tab)
Russia's Ministry of Defence announced preparations for large-scale strikes targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Moscow stated these actions are in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian and energy facilities.
KIVI reported it asRussian drone strike near Kyiv kills 37 after warehouse explosions (opens KIVI in a new tab)
Idahoans United for Women and Families has sued state officials over the ballot language for Proposition One, an abortion rights initiative. The group claims the language is misleading and asks the Idaho Supreme Court to strike down the proposed 'Yes' or 'No' statements.
KIVI reported it asIdaho abortion measure ballot language draws lawsuit from grassroots group (opens KIVI in a new tab)
The US Agriculture Department plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, removing logging restrictions on over 40 million acres of national forest. The move, announced by Secretary Brooke Rollins, aims to reduce wildfire risks but is opposed by environmental groups who say it will increase them.
KIVI reported it asNational Roadless Rule could be repealed: What does that mean for Idaho? (opens KIVI in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran would be 'messy' and 'take some time', describing Iranians as 'extremely difficult people'. President Donald Trump claimed a deal to reopen the Hormuz Strait was 'right around the corner', while Iran's president said communicating with its leader was 'very difficult'.
KIVI reported it asIran says Strait of Hormuz won’t reopen until US meets sweeping demands (opens KIVI in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for KIVI.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Boise, Ada County, Idaho, United States
- Official site
- kivitv.com
- Seen publishing on
- kivitv.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 12
- Reports listed
- 12
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 9 August 2026
12 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KIVI is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 12 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of KIVI: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as KIVI, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
Think this page is wrong?
The leanings above are published by AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check, and we republish them rather than make them. If you think one is misapplied, the strongest place to say so is with the organisation that made it, and every verdict here links to their page.
What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where KIVI publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
Report something wrong on this page
Anything we correct is written up in the public corrections log. We do not publish reader votes as a rating, because an unattributed rating is the thing this site exists to argue against.
Every rating on this page is a named third party’s published work, republished with its author and, where one exists, a link to it. Our own coverage record is the section we measure ourselves. Neither is a judgement of any individual report: those are scored story by story, and the reasoning is on our methodology page.